MRI of the knee without contrast cost in Chicago, IL

Prices at 21 hospitals in Chicago, IL, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $1,966 — about the US median ($1,922), roughly 9.6× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics Chicago, IL $384 $258 ★ 4/5 319 min 15.9%
Saint Anthony Hospital Chicago, IL $636 $976 ★ 2/5 191 min 16.5%
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL $1,520 $1,304 ★ 3/5 236 min 16.2%
Louis a Weiss Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $1,579 $260 ★ 1/5 212 min 16.1%
Montrose Behavioral Health Hospital Chicago, IL $1,579 $260
Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center Chicago, IL $1,966 $277 ★ 3/5 189 min 14.2%
Presence Saint Joseph Hospital-Chicago Chicago, IL $1,966 $277 ★ 4/5 137 min 14.9%
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL $2,060 $1,499 ★ 2/5 244 min 16.0%
Insight Hospital and Medical Center Chicago Chicago, IL $2,200 $1,375 ★ 1/5 167 min 15.1%
St Bernard Hospital Chicago, IL $2,398 ★ 1/5 232 min 15.8%
Shriners Hospital for Children Chicago, IL $2,563 $282
Jackson Park Hospital Chicago, IL $2,777 ★ 1/5 244 min 16.3%
Ann & Robert H Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago Chicago, IL $3,403 $3,890
Larabida Childrens Hospital I Chicago, IL $3,403 $3,890
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Chicago, IL $3,835 $4,109 ★ 5/5 327 min 15.0%
The University of Chicago Medical Center Chicago, IL $4,638 $531 ★ 4/5 286 min 16.0%

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated August 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$3,471
Cash / self-pay
$1,966
Insurer-negotiated
$282
Medicare pays
$204
$272$3,490
Median cash $1,966  ·  Medicare $204  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $1,966 — about 9.6× the Medicare rate ($204). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($409).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $3,471 list price could save about $1,506 (43%).

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Doctors who perform this in Chicago

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
Swati DeshmukhDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL544
Gregory Goldstein, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL157
David SandmanDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL146
Santhosh Joseph, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL145
Imran Omar, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL138
Bradley Herynk, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL125
Ajay Chapa, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL124
Michael Burke, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL100
John Meyer, D.O.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL100
Renee Yap, MDDiagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL95
Brian Gilcrease-Garcia, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL84
Richard Nichols, M.D.Diagnostic RadiologyChicago, IL82

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